Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-03-17

accomplish.
Mr.. stsaight, Of Chicago. aud
Dad Reet, sang 8 duet at the N. Il
sabbath Seheol last Sunday, that
Was Just grand. AT the evening
service they again delighted the su-
dienee. Mr.. Straight sang a solo
that was royal. Mr.. g., Is one Of
the leading singers Of Chicago and
renders music IN that manner thai
Indicates the highest culture. lie
tast opens has mouth and the vol
unae 0f sweet sound leaps forth IN .
Kind gargling iegonsDess, as 4 1t
were 9 sentient thing and knew he
could not keep il always confined.
The following frem the Pioneer
Press may prove interesting 10 our
citizens. relating 70 the Duluth
Board Of Trade - c9mmunies-
ton from w. =. Chichester, relating
70 a railresd from Duluth 10 the
southwest, passing through Alex
dria by way of Mile Lucas lake
Little Pals and Long Prairie. and
thence 10 Herman, Browns Valley
MINI. and Webster, Dakota 10
Redfeld, thence southwesterly 10 q
point TO be agreed upon. The
communication asked for the CON
siderati0n aud encouragement Of
the citizens of Duluth. II was re-
ferred." Seheemlng with reference
! to this line has already commenced.
AT the recent meeting of the
executive COMMITTEES Of the Ierrito-
rsal Sunday School Association, held
AZ Hnron. the following were APP
pointed delegates TO the dnterna-
tioaal Convention which meets Ia
Chicago on tue lst, I'd and Sd of
june: Rev. A. d. Traveller, Wat
srsoEn; ReE. u. W. Ensign, Fargo;
10. Ill. Hartman, jamestown; q. p.
Williams, Bismarck; l.. ". Stillwell
Deadwocd; III. z. Corson, Scotland
| Mn. I'll. III. Barker, Chamberlain;
John Norton, Webster; 4. ID. Kan
ouse, oonsoeket; Rev. VI. b GRAY,
Lake Henrs; r. II. Kent, Huron:
W, s. Bel, Mitchell; Eugene Sseefe
/ Plerre;D. 2. Ward. Sioux Falls and
| d. M. Evans, dillbank; Mr. Digs
being q member Of the international
COMMITTEES is delegate ex-cfieio.
The fact Is the bows are laying
| by store Of eggs for Easter and
thers wont be amy 10 sell before
that time. Mother goes gut 70 the
barn now and is surprlsed 20 ind
There isn't an egg TO be found on
the ranch, and THINKS itis 80 very
strange She asks the boys about
it--dear, good soul--and they, the
seamps, are filled with the most pro
found astonishment and assert, con
fdsntly, that the hens must lay
some whers out on the prairie; and
then gEen mother goes out among
the long grass TO look for the sup
posed nest, these grseeless boys get
behInd the mouse aud watch her,
land lay down sad roll over and
Kick up their heels and l-a-u,g-l4-.
It's the same old story, and mother
wont tumble 70 il till the boss bang
IN their store Of eggs easter mora
lng, and hug and kiss ma into >
good hunor, and into helping them
color those SAME eggs that haze wor-
fled her so much. Reader, don't
yoa remember how il WAS IN tue
/ long ag02 Just such things are
among the sweetest and most pre-
cions "reminiscences IN almost every
mans lIfe-memeries that he
wouldn't exchange for kingdom.
The growth Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, Of this place, Is
/ decidedly remarkable one. Twas
organized il July 1856 and Rer.
Hambly called 10 the passionate Of
the little flock, then comprising on
~ sixteen persons all told Since
that time, BY the earnest, united
and harmonious work Of Pastor end
| people, they have erected and paid
/ Tor the beautiful church eaIfce Ia
which they now worship; aud, az
the result Of their labors Ia the
Lords Fineyard, they now number
ONE HUSDRED AED FoEE CokNE-
ktcASTs. This remarssalfe showing
could o11g bsge sssa s.ceoAlp 3: shed
IS earnest AID BElreR sfAs endea-
For---ef pEssevfssa sEort. ii the
sesss. q gospel Deef iags just clos
g tsse, esld As the phillips school
mouse north Of this city, some IS
laeuls haze been turned 10 The
straight and marrow sag, !" and the
general good 70 the community re.
sulting from II las been incaIcula.
Die. The Sors Of the churches 10
this city during the past two mouths
is especially gratifying 10 the Re-
porter, since il has produced . NOR
d atmosphere that can not help be
ing eminently 70 the advantage Of
all who are interested in The sub
stantias growth and prosperity Of
the city.
The Dakota Legislature has ad-
journed aud the people may look
around and breathe Little amid the
wreck of matter aud the crash Of
worlds. They have succeeded 10
getting away with over a million
dollars Of the peoples money BY APP
preparations and i would haze Leen
more, lad not Coy. Church inter
posed and stopped the cyclone.
Everybody cursed the legislature Of
two years ago, but it only appBo-
pJlated tl5s, 900 and was pink Of
propriety and perfection beslde this
one. The bulk Of the legislature
WAS sent there 70 perfect legislation
~ the interest of the farmers and il
obeyed the injunction u its eonstiL-
aents By framing every act to sun
the said railway companies. They
created nsw and expensive Offices
with q prodigsllty that indicated
that they felt no responsibility 70
any power save their osn sweet viii
aud these new Offices too, Of he
most expensive kind IN salaries, fees
"a. The conflicting interests Of the
north and south, found constant
depression ia combinations 10 down
each other and this was only drop
ped when II came to the last week
Of the session, when II became
nesessary for them to show up some,
thing as the result Of their labors,
and even in this time war Of words
occurred almost every day over